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''Forever Dusty'' is a stage musical based on the life of British pop star Dusty Springfield. The musical numbers are all songs performed by Springfield during her career. The book of the musical was written by Kirsten Holly Smith, who also plays the lead role of Dusty Springfield in the originating production, and Jonathan Vankin. ''Forever Dusty'' opened on 18 November 2012 at New World Stages, an Off-Broadway venue in New York City. == History == Smith originated the project at the University of Southern California in 2006, where she performed a workshop version of the piece as a one-woman show after receiving a Spectrum Arts Grant from USC. Smith has said that her interest in Springfield’s story was sparked by listening to the singer’s ''Dusty in Memphis'' album. "That soulful, sultry, passionate yet vulnerable voice. I immediately identified with her and knew that I needed to explore the roots of Dusty’s voice. I felt like I knew exactly what she was feeling when she sang her songs, that maybe it was the same feeling I had when I sang," Smith said.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Kirsten Holly Smith on Portraying ‘Soulful, Sultry’ Dusty Springfield in ''Forever Dusty'' )〕 The one-woman musical moved in 2008 to the Renberg Theatre in West Hollywood, California. The theatre is part of the Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center co-produced the show, then entitled ''Stay Forever: The Life and Music of Dusty Springfield'', with actress Jorja Fox (best known for her work on the TV series, ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''), Leslie Brockett and Jon Imparato as producers. Brockett was a producer of the USC workshop version as well. The Off Broadway production of ''Forever Dusty'' is greatly expanded from the one-woman ''Stay Forever''. The show became a full-scale book musical with the addition of co-writer Vankin. The cast now consists of five actors, each portraying multiple characters (with the exception of Smith, who plays Dusty Springfield only). The director of the production at New World Stages is Randal Myler, whose notable previous work includes the bio-musicals '' Love, Janis '' (about Janis Joplin) and ''Hank Williams: Lost Highway '' as well as the Tony and Drama Desk Award-nominated Broadway production '' It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues''. Fox and Brockett stayed on as producers, joined by Jane Gullong and Sandalphon Productions. Helga Olafsson and Lawrence D. Poster came on as associate producers. Eva Price of Maximum Entertainment became the production’s executive producer. Michael Thomas Murray served as musical director as well as associate producer. On 13 February 2013, ''Forever Dusty'' played its 100th performance. The show marked the occasion with a "Sing Along Night," in which audience members were encouraged to sing along with the performers with lyrics being projected on the back wall of the set. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forever Dusty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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